Sen. Leland Yee arrested on bribery, corruption charges — Yee is candidate for secretary of state — State Sen. Leland Yee was escorted into San Francisco's Federal Building wearing handcuffs after he was arrested Wednesday morning. — NBC Bay Area originally reported that Yee …

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: March 2014 — Liz Hamel, Jamie Firth and Mollyann Brodie … Most uninsured unaware of March 31 deadline, half plan to remain uninsured — In the final days of open enrollment for new health insurance options under the ACA, substantial shares …

‘What the hell is this, a joke?’ — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday blasted the Obama administration's decision to extend enrollment in the healthcare law's insurance exchange for some people. — “What the hell is this, a joke?” Boehner said at his weekly press conference.

MSNBC is in serious trouble — This is the story of MSNBC in a nutshell: It rose to prominence on its criticism of George W. Bush, peaked during Barack Obama's historic 2008 campaign, and, by criticizing Republicans and championing liberal causes, sustained its viewership in the years that followed.

Women Justices Rock the Hobby Lobby Argument — There were two lessons from Tuesday's argument in the Hobby Lobby case in the Supreme Court. First, it's very important that there are now three women Justices. Second, it's even more important that it takes five votes to win.

Americans disapprove of Obama's handling of Ukraine crisis — Shares - — President Obama: Ukraine and Foreign Policy — While a majority of Americans (56 percent) support U.S. sanctions against Russia, they are less pleased with President Obama's handling of the situation between Russia and Ukraine overall.

Inclusiveness at Mozilla — I am deeply honored and humbled by the CEO role. I'm also grateful for the messages of support. At the same time, I know there are concerns about my commitment to fostering equality and welcome for LGBT individuals at Mozilla.

Ukraine's spy dolphins switch allegiance to Russia — Ukrainian Army dophins, which have been trained to plan bombs and kill frogmen, will be transferred to Russia — Russian forces completed their take over of the Ukrainian navy's assets in Crimea with the storming of the minesweeper Cherkessy.

Northwestern players get union vote … In a potentially game-changing moment for college athletics, the Chicago district of the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Wednesday that Northwestern football players qualify as employees of the university and can unionize.

Rice helps break record while boosting political profile — Washington (CNN) - Condoleezza Rice is helping House Republicans set a new fundraising record. — The former secretary of state and national security advisor to President George W. Bush is headlining Wednesday night's annual March …

Conscious Uncoupling — It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate. We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate.

North Korea: Men required to get Kim Jong-un haircuts — By News from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring — Men in North Korea are now required to get the same haircut as their leader Kim Jong-un, it is reported. — The state-sanctioned guidelines were introduced …

Republicans hammer new IRS chief over tea party melee — A chief Republican inquisitor of the IRS tea party controversy hammered the new agency commissioner on Wednesday, accusing him of being more concerned with managing political fallout than cooperating with congressional probes.

Franklin Graham: I'm speaking out like my father did — Franklin Graham has an answer for those turned off by his litany of controversial condemnations of gays and lesbians, Islam and President Barack Obama: He claims he's only saying what his father would say if Billy Graham, now 95, were a younger man.

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